Pneumatic-tire protector.



F. L. & 0.0. SMITH.

PNEUMATIC TIRE PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1, 1907.

- Patentd Dec 15,1908.

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UNiTED STATES FREE 1.. SMITH AND (.TATTDE PATENT OFFICE.

G. SMiTTrT m WAHOO, NEBRASKA.

PNEUMATIC-TIRE rnornc'roa.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

Application filed November 1, 1907. Serial No. 460,246.

To aZlw/rom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRED L. SMITH and CLAUDE 0. SMITH, citizens of the United States, residing at Wahoo, in the county of Saunders, State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Pneumatic-Tire Protector, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pneumatic tire protectors. v

The object of the invention is to provide an article of this character-which shall be simple in construction, durable in use, read of application to position, and that shall be thoroughly effective in protecting the tire. al punctures, and also against tread or later against skidding.-

With the above and other objects in view,-

as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, thesame consists in the novel construction andcombination of parts of a'pneumatic tire protector, as will be here'- matter-fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, formm a; part of this specification, and 1n which like characters of reference indicate correspond ing parts: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a portion of an automobile wheel, showing I the same equipped with the improvements of the usual or any preferred .construction,. further description thereof, is deemed unnecessary.

The

form 01 above stated, will not" only prevent .the tire from becoming punctured, but ill .viate skidding.

This protector 'comprises a ah a' mfi p constructed of any material suited to the pa pose, preferably idea l leather "p0 .tionsof" which, on each at ge,jgeeut away td provide I kerfs 2 which will permit'rthe sheath to con-s,

form. closely to thetire'; The sheathing is held combined with a tire, "in this instance,

by a plurality of tensioning members 3',each

of which is provided at one end with a hook 4 that is adapted to engage a V-sha ed eye15' through the terminals of which a'we passe resent invention resides a novel pneumatic t re protector, which, as,

orifices 6 disposed'in pairs on each side of the keri's, and adjacent to the walls thereof, and are rebent to provide hooks? by which the eyes are held against accidental disconnection from the sheathing.

The end of thetensioning member 3 oppo site the hook is-thre aded and projects through a loop or eye 8 formed in an'anuular abut-.

ment 9, the projected threaded end of the tensioning member havin assembled therewith a winged-nut 10 by w ich the tensioning be desired. :The annular abutment 9 is coirstructed,.in this instance, of a length of wire, ,of any suitable gage, the ends of which ma.

be secured together eitherby beingwelded twisted,; or interlinked, and at intervals in -formed the eyes. 8, through which the members project. j

' It wil be understood,.by reference to Fig. 2, that the arrangement on both sides of the tire isthe. same-that is to say, all' of the parts are duplicated.

As almeans for preventing accidental'loosening orseparation of the nuts 10 from the the W ngs of the nut...

Secured to the tread ortion of the sheathin is a strip 12' of lost er or any other suitable material constitutin "a backing and which is held asseinbledw thithe sheath by rivets 13, the headszoiwhiclrbear against terminalsof which aresecured inorifices-in,

ends of which carry washers; This backin that is resilient, and which may-be"either ,sembled with the backing and sheathin by againstthe inner face of the sheathing andj resent. s'urs that o era'te to T e armor 'p ates'will assembled as ra'cticable in order to prevent puncture a should an object, such as a enterin the tire by means of t e backing and of the s eathing.

tensioning member, .each ad'acent pair of. nuts will be connected by a eeper 11, the

carries the armor which consists of segmenta armor'plate's 14 of sheet metal, preferably one .plain, as shown, ,or corrugated, and-areas,

rowsof. rivets 15,, the heads of which e'ar:

yum outer endsofvwhich project beyond the vfac'es iof the armor plates and are upset to revent skide asfclosely "nail or 't e ike, force its way between the edges of two plates,1t will be revented from member may be tightened or loosened as may the lengthof'theabutment equal to the dis tance between the tensioning members are.

the inner face of the sheathing,,and the outer The improvements herein described are 7 simple in character, will be found thoroughly efficient for the purposes designed and will result in the production of a highlydurable, novel, and puncture resisting form ofprotector.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed is 1. The combination with a pneumatic tire,

ing members having hooksto engage the eyes and threaded terminals to project through the loops of the abutments, and winged nuts engaging the said terminals to place the members under tension.

2. The combination with a pneumatic tire, and a rim carrying the same, of a sheathlng spanning the rim, abacking riveted to the tread portion of the sheathing, spaced metallic armor plates riveted'to the exterior of the backing and tothe sheathing, hooked eyes carried by the edges of the sheathing, annular abutinents disposed adjacent to therim, and consisting of a length of'wire bent upon itself at intervals to form loops, tensioning members having hooks to engage the eyes andv threaded terminals to project through the loops of the abutments, winged nuts engaging the said terminals, and a keeper connecting pairs of the nuts to prevent accidental disconnection from the ten sioning members.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

FRED L. SMITH. CLAUDE 0. SMITH.

Witnesses:

D. C. MGENTE L. H. LYLE. 

